Germany lowers helicopter orders
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Germany lowers helicopter orders
*Germany lowers amount of nh90 ordered from 122 to 82
*Germany lowers amount of tiger ordered from 80 to 57
Eurocopter SAS, the world’s largest helicopter maker, had a German government order for attack and transport rotorcraft curtailed after more than a year of discussions over how to restructure the deal.
An agreement signed today cuts Germany’s Tiger attack helicopter program to 57 units from 80 and the number of NH90 troop transports to 82 units from 122, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. Germany will add 18 NFH90 maritime helicopters under the terms of the agreement, it said.
The German government has sought to amend the deal with Eurocopter, the helicopter arm of Toulouse, France-based European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co., to cut spending and bring the number of rotorcraft in line with a smaller military. The company, on the other hand, had been trying to assure its production capacities would not be undermined.
“The outcome is a clear win-win situation for both parties, and provides those involved with a resilient and sustainable solution for the future,” Eurocopter spokesman Christoph Mueller said by e-mail. “We took a tough stance in our negotiations, but our discussions were most constructive.”
Eurocopter has agreed to buy back 11 Tiger attack helicopters already handed over, the ministry said. The contract change, which still needs to be finalized, will free up significant budget, it said.
*Germany lowers amount of tiger ordered from 80 to 57
Eurocopter SAS, the world’s largest helicopter maker, had a German government order for attack and transport rotorcraft curtailed after more than a year of discussions over how to restructure the deal.
An agreement signed today cuts Germany’s Tiger attack helicopter program to 57 units from 80 and the number of NH90 troop transports to 82 units from 122, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. Germany will add 18 NFH90 maritime helicopters under the terms of the agreement, it said.
The German government has sought to amend the deal with Eurocopter, the helicopter arm of Toulouse, France-based European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co., to cut spending and bring the number of rotorcraft in line with a smaller military. The company, on the other hand, had been trying to assure its production capacities would not be undermined.
“The outcome is a clear win-win situation for both parties, and provides those involved with a resilient and sustainable solution for the future,” Eurocopter spokesman Christoph Mueller said by e-mail. “We took a tough stance in our negotiations, but our discussions were most constructive.”
Eurocopter has agreed to buy back 11 Tiger attack helicopters already handed over, the ministry said. The contract change, which still needs to be finalized, will free up significant budget, it said.
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Even worse:
The MoU states that the successor to the Sea King will come from Eurocopter as well
No one knows as of today what the exact specifications will be like.
Unlikely to see any news on that issue before the September election.
So no info on if it will be the MH-90, the NH-90 NFH or a NH-90 "Navalised".
All that is known so far is that (again) no one listened to the professionals and that once again millions will be spent before it is realized that we end up with less that what we had.
But at least Eurocopter gets a chance to again prove that they build fantastic civilian aircraft. But the fail at producing military equipment.
The MoU states that the successor to the Sea King will come from Eurocopter as well
No one knows as of today what the exact specifications will be like.
Unlikely to see any news on that issue before the September election.
So no info on if it will be the MH-90, the NH-90 NFH or a NH-90 "Navalised".
All that is known so far is that (again) no one listened to the professionals and that once again millions will be spent before it is realized that we end up with less that what we had.
But at least Eurocopter gets a chance to again prove that they build fantastic civilian aircraft. But the fail at producing military equipment.
